Comments on: Here comes the rain again

By: Floridian

Floridian — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:21:16 +0000

"In contrast, even in the worst circumstances in Karachi (poverty, filth, pollution, heat, drought, bombs, crime, -- Karachi can really suck) I never heard anyone say they wished they had stayed in India."

I wish this India vs. Pakistan rivalry would be confined to cricket.

By: vivek

vivek — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:38:59 +0000

Ikram,

Would you e-mail me, please, at the address linked above?

By: DTK

DTK — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:33:20 +0000

His macho outburst “It’s MY world. You’re just a squirrel without a nut!” must be an all-time classic line

I suppose it would be a painful experience overall because it would entail having been cheated on, but breaking up with someone using that monologue (verbatim of course) would be classic.

By: Jai Singh

Jai Singh — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:56:04 +0000

and had forgotten about the extended monologue at the end of the song.

His macho outburst “It’s MY world. You’re just a squirrel without a nut!” must be an all-time classic line

By: DTK

DTK — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:38:46 +0000

Siddhartha and Jai Singh -- your YouTube link-off was great stuff. I'd never seen the Oran "Juice" Jones video, and had forgotten about the extended monologue at the end of the song. I also didn't realize there was a classic version of "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" -- I only knew of a more recent King Britt/Sylk 130(?) version (which I love). If there are ever competing meet-ups between you guys and the rock people on the other thread, I know which one will be more fun.

I think that as a complement to the 55 Fridays, we should do YouTube link-offs with songs related to the topic at hand.

My other idea -- SM YouTube antakshari -- girls vs. guys.

By: Ikram

Ikram — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:07:45 +0000

I understand Amitabh's sentiment. I don't think it's offensive. I've been back to India and seen the places my grandparents fled. But unlike the story above, they never wept about their decision, or felt they made the wrong choice. In fact, it was the Muslim relatives left behind in India who had the regrets. A few years ago, I sat in a hovel in Allahabad listening to a ancient lady moan and cry about how she was left behind in 47, and how awful life was now. In contrast, even in the worst circumstances in Karachi (poverty, filth, pollution, heat, drought, bombs, crime, -- Karachi can really suck) I never heard anyone say they wished they had stayed in India.

We really are a bunch of tedious uncles. Every conversation always comes back to partition.

By: Divya

Divya — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:07:56 +0000

Another great post, Sin. I'm loving hearing about Pakistan in this whole other way. Actually New York has had a hard time handling 2 inches of rain at times. A few summers ago it didn't rain for 2 whole months and then we finally had a couple of inches and the entire subway system came to a screeching halt. What a mess.

I had no idea Karachi was a desert. Perhaps the dry earth has something to do with this extra flooding (apart from the infrastructre money not actually going to develop infrasture).

By: Gulaab

Gulaab — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:28:43 +0000

Ah, monsoons. All I can remember besides the amazing smell of the rain mixing with the earth was the absolutely horrid humidity which killed any hairstyle I semi-attempted for the day. This looks to be a more wretched experience – keep yourself dry, Sin.

By: RC

RC — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:53:16 +0000

Amitabh, I for one am going to commend you (for comment #47) because Hindu Sindhis are people without a true homeland. They had to struggle in India to achieve what they have. My relatives in Madhya Pradesh tell me that shopkeepers sometimes tell you that .. "I am not Sindhi .. I am Jain" in order to win your business. It shows the result of the cut-throat world of business where the uprooted Sindhis had to resort to survival tactics, creating a negative image for them in the business community. Sindhis have had opportunities to get to the highest political levels to highest levels in business and education, which is commendable and the applogists for Kashmiri terrorists must see that here is a community that was uprooted from their homeland but has decided to be part of their new home without resorting to violence and secessionist demands.

Its a shame that you have to qualify your legitimate concern with the "I am against hindutva" caveat.

By: hairy_d

hairy_d — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:48:57 +0000

Well, at least the rain seems to have stopped. Anyone know where I can get a canoe?

L.L. Bean at Tyson's? Hope

sniFF!!

We would rather be flayed by fire ants (cf GGM) than ever shop at LL Bean. We buy our canoes at REI or at MEC.ca